1Recognizing recent acts of intolerance by recently resigned2Coatesville Area School District Superintendent Richard Como3and High School Athletic Director Jim Donato and condemning4similar expressions of intolerance and discrimination.

5WHEREAS, The Coatesville Area School District is one of the6most racially diverse in the Philadelphia suburbs and the most7racially diverse in Chester County, with about 42% African-8American students; and

9WHEREAS, Mr. Como and Mr. Donato were employed by the10Coatesville Area School District when they engaged in a series11of text messages referencing lewd, sexist and racial slurs on12school district-issued phones; and

13WHEREAS, Mr. Como and Mr. Donato were entrusted with the care14and education of all students enrolled in the Coatesville Area15School District; and

16WHEREAS, Mr. Como's and Mr. Donato's actions were a direct17violation of that trust and duty of care; and

1emphatically rejects expressions, actions or practices of2intolerance and discrimination; and

3WHEREAS, Accordingly, we must highlight and speak out to4prevent acts of discrimination, exclusion or restriction on the5basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation6or socioeconomic condition; therefore be it

7RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize recent acts of8intolerance in this Commonwealth and strongly condemn similar9expressions of intolerance and discrimination.